If you guys don't know who Lavar Ball is let me fill you in. He is the father to Lonzo Ball who plays on the Lakers. He is also the father of the two younger Ball Brothers one of which was enrolled at UCLA the first semester but then stole some sunglasses in China with two other teammates and caused an International news event when they were in a Chinese jail and then later were on lock down at the hotel room until they were able to return to the United States. That was LiAngelo and Lavar then pulled him out of UCLA because they didn't give a time line as to when they were going to unsuspend him for the China incident.

The youngest son, LaMelo who at 16 years old has his own shoe the Melo Ball 1s was pulled out of high school by his dad because the coach at his High School wasn't on the same page. Lavar is home schooling him now and has both LiAngelo and LaMelo in Lithuania playing professionally. On top of that some of the games are Big Baller Series games which is Lavar's brand.

I know all of this is confusing but let me break down the craziness.

1. The oldest son Lonzo was the first player to have his own shoe coming out of college. Big Baller Brand which is the family's company.
2. The middle son caused an International quagmire by stealing sun glasses in China when he is already rich and drives a supercar. So he jumped ship on UCLA and is playing professional in Europe.
3. The youngest son is now home schooled instead of being a junior at Chino Hills High School and is playing professionally in Europe as well and has his own signature shoe.
4. Lavar's master plan is to get all 3 boys playing on the Lakers at the same time which would be pretty unreal. If they all end up in the NBA at the same time that would be insane in itself.

To be honest in my opinion Lavar seems to be a couple steps ahead of everyone and is always getting insane press. The Ball brothers and all the drama surrounding them has been fun to watch in my opinion.

Here is a video of the Ball brothers highlights when they were all on the same high school team.

Here is a video of Lonzo's UCLA highlights.

Here is a video of LaMelo and LiAngelo playing in Europe.

Lavar says a lot of off the wall things but he has a master plan and between him and his wife's solid genetic combination and their coaching and support of their boys it has been a very interesting combination which could lead to solid professional careers for all three of the boys. Some people try to say that Lonzo is a bust and that LaMelo and LiAngelo won't make the NBA but it is way too early to tell any of that. At the end of the day I think we will be watching and hearing about the Ball brothers for a long time to come.

A lot of the stuff Lavar says is mainly to stir up conversation and get him interviews on TV. I respect that he is willing to try the unproven path and so far it is working out really well for his family. There was a big question about LaMelo being eligible to play at UCLA since he already has his own shoe but none of that matters now. The two younger boys won't be playing in college because they are professionals now at the age of 16 and 19 which is very rare. I wish them luck and will continue to enjoy watching the progress.

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